Weekly Update July 29, 2026
Hello! My name is Bob, and I learned a new animal fact today! In order to share this fact with you, I am writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter!
Here’s what’s going on at the Taproom, Beer Garden…and Warehouse?
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Amory’s Tomb Has a Warehouse Visitor
You may or may not know that Allen and Rick keep their old equipment, supplies, extra beer (other than what is in the walk-in fridge next behind the Taproom bar) and empties in a separate warehouse at a publicly undisclosed location. Seriously, I don’t even know where it is, but I know it exists.
Well, we may not know where the warehouse actually is, but someone found it. Here’s a photo:
She’s even furrier than Justin!
In case you don’t recognize it, that’s an opossum. This brings me to my new animal fact. Did you know that possums and opossums are different animals? I always thought they were the same thing, but it turns out they are not! The only reason I know this is because I was doing an internet search for this newsletter to try to learn more possum facts and realized what Allen saw is actually an opossum which, to give him his due, is what Allen called it.
Possums are native to Australia, are generally (though not exclusively) herbivores and have thick, furry tails. Opossums, on the other hand, are native to North America, will eat just about anything and have hairless tails. There are other differences but I’ll stop here. This is a brewery newsletter so we don’t want to make it, like, educational!
Anyway, Allen discovered this critter in the warehouse last week. His theory - which I sure hope is incorrect, but makes sense - is that this opossum was getting ready to have babies. She may even have already had them because she was hissing at Allen!
Their landlord (also named Rick) did setup a Have-a-Heart trap, so by the time you read this she (and her babies?) may have been caught and released back into the wild.
EDITOR’S NOTE - These certainly are wily critters, and this one had experience with bait traps. Three times the opossum got the snack without setting it closed. Each morning I would anounce myself, and the opossum would pick up its head an look at me, then go back to napping in the loft. Thankfully our landlord was able to get it with a handling pole over the weekend, and remove her from the space. We did not find any babies, but will miss our mischievous new friend.
The appearance of an opossum in the warehouse does raise an interesting question. Those of you steeped in Amory’s Tomb lore know that dead birds have been appearing in buildings where Allen and Rick were brewing and storing their beer for years. A dead bird in the old taproom, after all, was the sign to Allen to start the Dead Sparrow Society, AT’s experimental beer subscription.
So what could the appearance of an Opossum (alive!) now in the warehouse possible mean? Could it be a signal that Allen and Rick should start working on expanding the Taproom? Maybe it’s a sign that it’s time to ramp up food service? Personally, I think the opossum sighting means that that it’s time to stop spelling it “d-r-a-u-g-h-t”!
Opossums are from North America, not Australia!
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Kettle Hole Makes It’s Triumphant Return
Kettle Hole was one of the original beers on tap on the first night in the old Taproom. It’s been a mainstay of the AT lineup since then, appearing multiple times in the old taproom and during the “Beer Garden Only” era. And now Kettle Hole makes its new Taproom debut!
Coming in at 4.7%, Kettle Hole is a crisp farmhouse blonde ale brewed with barley, rye and spelt, and “delicately hopped” (those are the official AT words, not mine!) with Czech Saab and American Loral hops. It’s fermented with the AT house yeast.
This beer is a terrific one for summer. It’s one of Allen and Rick’s lighter offerings yet, like any Amory Tomb beer, it comes packed with plenty of flavor.
If you bring a friend to the Beer Garden or Taproom who only likes to drink lagers, Kettle Hole is just about the perfect way to introduce them to more farmhouse-y styles. It does have a bit of that rustic taste to it, but it’s a mild one, and the beer is quite approachable for those unfamiliar with saison flavors.
Don’t just take my word for it. Kettle Hole is the reigning #3 Belgian Blonde in the state of Massachusetts according to Untappd! Wow!
Kettle Hole is available in draught and cans, of course, and is currently also available on cask in the Taproom. I haven’t had a chance to taste it on cask yet, but Allen says he thinks Kettle Hole will be a terrific beer for the cask. I have no idea why that would be, but I trust Allen when it comes to beer!
Enjoy Kettle Hole any way you want it now!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb
Aug 5 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz
Aug 15 Spirit of Hudson Fest - Hudson
Aug 19 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz
Aug 22 An Evening of Dungeon Synth with Sombre Arcane, Greendeath and Mystic Realm.
See you at the Tomb!
